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Rhamnaceae

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Also known as buckthorn family

The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales.

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The Rhamnaceae, commonly known as the buckthorn family, is a large group of flowering plants that includes mostly trees and shrubs, along with some vines. This plant family is part of a larger order called Rosales and plays a role in plant biodiversity and ecosystems around the world.

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Species

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Rhamnaceae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRhamnaceae
Observations recorded1,867,331

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,018
With media
1,000
Family
Rhamnaceae
Collections
CICY, IIB-UV, FESI-UNAM, IBUNAM, UCMP
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Guatemala

Research

2,045 papers

via PubMed

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Genera
  • Systematics
  • Fossil record
  • References
  • External links

The Rhamnaceae are a large family of flowering plants, mostly trees, shrubs, and some vines, commonly called the buckthorn family. Rhamnaceae is included in the order Rosales.

The family contains about 55 genera and 950 species. The Rhamnaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are more common in the subtropical and tropical regions. The earliest fossil evidence of Rhamnaceae is from the Late Cretaceous. Fossil flowers have been collected from the Upper Cretaceous of Mexico and the Paleocene of Argentina.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhamnaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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